Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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... moved to Los Angeles and the same friend , the actress , Dana Delaney , brought her along to a screening . Again , the three of us had dinner , and now I saw in Denise qualities which overwhelmed my irritation . Putting aside her lack ...
... moved to Los Angeles and the same friend , the actress , Dana Delaney , brought her along to a screening . Again , the three of us had dinner , and now I saw in Denise qualities which overwhelmed my irritation . Putting aside her lack ...
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... moved closer and pressed myself ' inadver- tently ' against her back . If the ratio between she and I remained the same and she were lying beside me today , she'd be eleven feet tall and weigh 400 pounds and her buttocks would be ...
... moved closer and pressed myself ' inadver- tently ' against her back . If the ratio between she and I remained the same and she were lying beside me today , she'd be eleven feet tall and weigh 400 pounds and her buttocks would be ...
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... moved to Chicago , where he occasionally had dinner with Darrow and his wife . He took a postgraduate course in geology . He was still considering a return to teaching , though at the college level , when an application for a much ...
... moved to Chicago , where he occasionally had dinner with Darrow and his wife . He took a postgraduate course in geology . He was still considering a return to teaching , though at the college level , when an application for a much ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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